My name is Rod Furlan. I am a quant, machine learning expert and Singularity University teaching fellow. I want to build wondrous things that inspire and drive change. I am a serial autodidact and I love complicated problems. Challenge is what makes me tick. Every day I am humbled by the elegant complexity of the universe we live in. The pursuit of truth and knowledge defines who I am. I am in love with the future and I believe that for humanity, the best is yet to come. This is my fun photo blog, I post my serious stuff over here. Tumblr (3.0; @rfurlan)http://rfurlan.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw9qfdR2CX1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What makes this picture rather ironic is that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Adama">Commander Adama</a> doesn’t know I am a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylon_(2003)">Cylon</a>.</p> <p><strong>Alpha Geek version:</strong> What makes this picture rather ironic is that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_in_Blade_Runner#Gaff">Detective Gaff</a> doesn’t know I am a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicant">replicant</a>.</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/14281434043http://rfurlan.com/post/14281434043Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:26:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvyey9zkEn1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rfurlan.com/post/13979685524http://rfurlan.com/post/13979685524Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:44:33 -0800“I am a trader. I am not a mathematician, financial engineer, or philosopher. My success is measured in profits. The tools I use and develop need only to be useful. They need not be consistent, probable, profound, or even true. My approach to trading is mathematical, but I am no more interested in mathematics than a mechanic is interested in his tools. However, a certain level of knowledge, familiarity, and even respect is needed to get the most out of these tools.”<br/><br/> - <em>Euan Sinclair</em>http://rfurlan.com/post/13689585783http://rfurlan.com/post/13689585783Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:27:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb4u1z1rL1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>True Story: “I crunched those numbers so hard that the capacitors on my GPU exploded” </p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13390055227http://rfurlan.com/post/13390055227Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:30:48 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb86hQjAA1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Behind this obnoxiously large screen lies an appropriately large supercomputer. </p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13392114117http://rfurlan.com/post/13392114117Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:13:29 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb712h9WC1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I am ready to surrender to our future metal lords.</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13391464022http://rfurlan.com/post/13391464022Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:48:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb6zm8hRh1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Moving atoms @ IBM Almaden</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13391441257http://rfurlan.com/post/13391441257Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:47:46 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb6ujCSZN1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Making a phone call with Martin Cooper, the inventor of the cell phone.</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13391358153http://rfurlan.com/post/13391358153Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:44:43 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb6rhxFJo1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of the most important things I learned while spending a summer at NASA</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13391308215http://rfurlan.com/post/13391308215Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:42:53 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb6ovGNIz1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My photographer’s self portrait.</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13391265711http://rfurlan.com/post/13391265711Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:41:19 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb3qt7nL51qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My other computer is quantum.</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13389275895http://rfurlan.com/post/13389275895Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:40:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb6mnwL2S1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We live in a beautiful planet indeed.</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13391228657http://rfurlan.com/post/13391228657Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:39:59 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb6kwXPIZ1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Thank you very much of the internet”</p> <p>Just me and Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the Internet.</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13391199344http://rfurlan.com/post/13391199344Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:38:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb5teS3rI1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A sunny day in Vancouver, BC</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13390720979http://rfurlan.com/post/13390720979Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:22:25 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb5nqNTKy1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>According to some, AI will either kill us or disappoint us (or worse - kill us of disappointment)</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13390616857http://rfurlan.com/post/13390616857Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:19:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb5fu84fL1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rfurlan.com/post/13390472033http://rfurlan.com/post/13390472033Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:14:16 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb5e0a1Gk1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DIY robotics @ Singularity University</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13390438162http://rfurlan.com/post/13390438162Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:13:11 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb53bumWq1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A stunning view, that is all.</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13390233728http://rfurlan.com/post/13390233728Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:06:47 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb4jgWPhC1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>AB testing in the real world</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13389850656http://rfurlan.com/post/13389850656Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:54:51 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvb3l7oeVq1qzvu5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A room with a view + surprise rainbow…</p>http://rfurlan.com/post/13389161400http://rfurlan.com/post/13389161400Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:34:00 -0800